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August 11, 2009 | Story
Within the first quarter of 2008, a majority of the 475 patients receiving services at the Good Samaritan Health Center and through Delta Regional’s Medication Assistance Program were referred by members of the Health Ministry Network.
August 11, 2009 | Story
The RACE project introduced a standardized process by which each participating hospital designates a reperfusion and triage strategy for STEMI patients to decrease door-to-balloon times for percutaneous coronary intervention.
June 30, 2009 | Story
With integrated discharge forms, we have come close to perfecting our compliance rates for the discharge of cardiac patients.
June 4, 2008 | Story
To improve the efficiency and decrease the waiting time in the ED, Grady Health System implemented a "Fast Track" service to allow patients with acute but non-life-threatening conditions to be treated more quickly and then released.
May 18, 2011 | Program Result
Creating a set of measures that would make the connection between what nurses do and the quality of care patients receive and studying their implementation in hospitals.
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A patient care plan, including current fall risk status and appropriate interventions, should be made available to the patient, the patient's health care team and family to reduce falls.
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
A program such as WalkRounds can help hospitals diagnose areas of weakness in patient safety, by encouraging interaction between leadership and front-line caregivers. However, hospitals need the commitment, leadership, and resources to implement them properly.
October 27, 2009 | Story
More than 300 nurses, public policy experts and health care professionals gathered to focus on improving quality care across acute care settings.
August 11, 2009 | Story
Seattle Children's Hospital created quick, hassle-free way for patients, their families and health care providers to access interpreters.
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Rapid response teams enhance nurses’ work environment and were considered so important that some nurses said they would be reluctant to work in a facility that did not have one.